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Paperback. The first study of how Mapuche shamans make history, this book challenges perceptions of shamans as being outside of history and examines how shamans themselves understand notions of civilization, savagery, and historical processes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308981
ISBN
9781477308981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292716599
ISBN
9780292716599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Explosive, bestselling account of Mexico's drug cartels and the government - business nexus that enables them. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG; JKVM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781682968
ISBN
9781781682968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Series: Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 color and 49 b&w photos, 8 b&w illus., 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3J; ACBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309551
ISBN
9781477309551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.90

Hardback. The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; AlSayyad, Nezar. Series: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; 1KL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107409
ISBN
9780739107409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.35

Hardback. This interdisciplinary volume investigates the cultural and political landscapes of Colombia through citizenship, displacement, local and global cultures, grass-root movements, political activism, human rights, environmentalism, and media productions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSB; HBTB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465809
ISBN
9781580465809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. The 1960s were heady years in Argentina. The isolation of the Peron era was over, the economy was doing well, and the arts were invigorated. This book presents an examination of the 1960s as a brief historical moment when artists, institutions, and critics organized to promote an international identity for Argentina's visual arts. Translator(s): Kahn, Dr. Peter. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 illustrations (22 color/16 pg insert, 41 b&w). BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338932
ISBN
9780822338932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. An irresistible, passionate history of Latin American football. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780870397
ISBN
9781780870397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Memory of historical trauma has a unique power to generate works of art. This title analyses the relation of public memory to history, forgetting, and selective memory in Berlin, Buenos Aires and New York - three late-20th century cities that have confronted major social or political traumas. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBBEY; 1KLSA; AB; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745611
ISBN
9780804745611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

hardcover. This book analyzes the relation of public memory to history, forgetting, and selective memory in three late-twentieth-century cities that have confronted major social or political traumas-Berlin, Buenos Aires, and New York. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBBEY; 1KLSA; AB; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745604
ISBN
9780804745604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.16

Hardback. This true account of discovering the boiling river reads like a modern day adventure. Series: Ted. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471151583
ISBN
9781471151583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Salazar, Andres. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FMN; 1FPKS; 1KLCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626188631
ISBN
9781626188631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.81
€ 70.62

Paperback. Race, Sex, and History in the Small Spaces of Andean Life. Series: Narrating Native Histories. 360 pages, 52 illustrations, 2 figures. Explores the multiple identities of a community of people in the Bolivian highlands through their own lived experiences and their own voices. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 20. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352679
ISBN
9780822352679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Historical investigations into how Iberian settlers, African slaves, Native Americans, and their multiethnic progeny understood their identities in colonial Latin America. Editor(s): Fisher, Andrew; O'Hara, Matthew D. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344209
ISBN
9780822344209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2; JFSP; JMJ; JNC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278042
ISBN
9780803278042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 color and 99 b&w photos, 104 figures, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1191.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477300510
ISBN
9781477300510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Hardback. The contributors, while recognizing the important differences and potential clashes between participatory and representative forms of democracy, ultimately favor participation, emphasizing its capacity to enhance and strengthen representative democracy. Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peruzzotti, Enrique. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894060
ISBN
9780801894060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.21

Paperback. The contributors, while recognizing the important differences and potential clashes between participatory and representative forms of democracy, ultimately favor participation, emphasizing its capacity to enhance and strengthen representative democracy. Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peruzzotti, Enrique. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894077
ISBN
9780801894077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. In this comprehensive new collection, intended for use in undergraduate courses, scholars examine recent political developments in Mexico--including its 2006 election and the breakdown in consensus that nearly resulted--in order to assess the progress of it Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peschard, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771627
ISBN
9780804771627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. Compounding history, investigation and travelogue, this outlines one of the bitterest political stories of our age. In 1973, Pinochet overthrew the Chilean democratic socialist government of Allende. In 1998, Spanish efforts to indict him for crimes against humanity revived the ideological divide. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPS; JPVH; JPWQ; LBBD; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215478
ISBN
9780571215478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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